Maid2Clean (Suffolk) franchisee Sue Hall has just been made Network leader for a new Wire (Women in Rural Enterprise) branch opening in Ipswich in November www.wireuk.org . As a result of this appointment, she has also been selected as one of the WiRE delegates to attend the Rural Action Day in Bishops Stortford on Friday 8 October. Present at this event will be Mark Prisk MP, Minister for Business and Enterprise. Also present will be Stuart Burgess CBE, Commission for Rural Communities, Chairman of the Countryside Agency and the Government’s Rural Advocate.

Sue is delighted to be asked to attend, especially as she has not even launched her WiRE group yet! “A huge part of my franchise area is in rural areas and I know some of my fellow franchisees have the same challenges. It is extremely important to be asked to add to the rich diversity of rural businesses that are represented at this event – and to be the only one representing a national franchise organisation.”